The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-26
TIKI NATIONAL DRILL.
THE MEMPHIS ZOUAYEs AND
VICKsBURG sOUTHR0NS
Couldn't Stand Being Preceded by
ColOred Troops and withdraw
From the Parade.
ESPECIAL TO TIE APPEAL.l

lbfkCIAL TO TIE APfhAL.l
WASHINGTON, May 2j.-Tne Men,
phis Merchants Z)uaves and the
Vicksburg Southrens created a sir
today by Withdrawing from the pro-
ces,iou and parade. The captains,
Dtffrey and Searle, refused to be
msrched In the rear OF colored tro ops.
This action meets with the approbs.
ton oil their friends.
THE Pre- CEssIoN.
The parade OF the troops today for
review by the President has afforded
the first opportunity tor seeing at once
the entire body Of these forming Il e
encampment, and was an unqualified
success.
Ths arrangements for the rarads
were seasonably completed and were
carried out almost 10 the allotted sec.
ond and without apparent hitch or
break. The head OF the column started
from the camp up Seventeenth street
promptly at noon and reached the
stand erected for the President and
invited guests ten minutes later
TIE reviewing stand had seats
for nearly 800 persons and was we'll
filed without crowdiig With the
President were Mrs. Cleveland, Mrs
Welsh and Mr.. Marcy and Col. and
Mrs. Lamont, Gen. Sheridan and
EeveI al members OF his staff, in full
uniform, with their, escorts. Among
Aha onaata of tho driIl uyara Gnu Taa
OF Virginia, and staff; Gov. McGill, Of
Minnesota, and staff the staff of Gov.
Gray, OF Indiana, the Governor him
ts having been detained at the last
moment Secretary Eldicott, Senate d
Sherman and Goldman. The Mexican
and japanese Minis ers and ladies Of
their families and liberal sprinklipg
of other legation a1d army people.
The stand was covered with burning
aud stood beneath the shade OF the
lofty trees which font the White
House grounds,
When the right Of the column ap-
preached the President stepped upon
the dais, and, in response to the sal
utes Of the passing commander, he re-
moved his hat and bowed. Following
Gen Anger and the brilliant staff az.
tsched to his headquarters came the
Marine band, forty men. The order
Of the parade was as follows:
Virginia Brigade, Brigsdier General
U. J. Anderson; First provisional bat
talon, Louisville Legion, six compa-
MES, COL. John B. Castlemsn; Second
provisional battslion, six companies
Second Ohio Infantry, Company d,
Eight Ohio; Company O, Seventeenth
Ohio, and Toledo Cadets, Battery B
Ohio, Col. ]. O. Howe; Third provis.
ional battalion, Washington Light In.
fantry corps, Washington Cadets, Col.
VIM. G. Moore; Fourth provisional
battalion, San Antonio Rifles, BelknaI
R.haa, Lnmax R.f-s, Louisiana r fles
Lee Light Guard, Company D, Second
Missouri; Companies B and O, Third
Missouri, Mi. W. H. Sheffield
Fifth Provisional Battalion, Company
d, Second Maine Company d, Thirty
second New York; Company y, Firs
New Jersey E!ght1 Separate Com
pany, New York Company II, Sixth
Illinois; Fort Wayne Rhes, Indian
apolis Light Infantry, Muscstine R fiss
Milwaukee Battery, Indiana Battery
A; Third Indiana Calling gun 70 mad
Col. Bobleter; SIKH Provisional Bat
talon, Company d, First Michigan
Companies b and l, Second Michigan
Company A, First Michigan; Com
psny d, First Minnesota; Governor
Guards of North Carolina, Col. An
thony; Seventh Provisional Battalion
Fifth Rhode Island Battalion; Sherl
dan Guards, Shields Guards, EN-
erald Guards, Emmett Guards
Lieutenant Colonel Moran; Ninth
provisional battalion, Chicago q ,uaves
Keck Z)uaves, Cspt. 4. j. Ford
Eighth provisional battalion, Mich
gan Military Academy cadets, Peeks.
Kill cadets, Osyuga Lake cadets, Mary
land College cadets, Bethel cadets, St.
Johns Academy cadets, Col. ]. Sum
ner Rogers.
The wide, paved avenues selected
for the line OF march afforded ample
room for display by company front
and thou lands of strangers, with hall
the population of the Capitol City filled
the windows and lined the pavementl
along the entire route. The Vicks
burg Southrons with their band, and
the Memphis Merchants Zouavei
brought up the rear, with quite an in
terval between them and their prede
cessors. They formed, in fact, little
column by themselves. They hsd
been assigned to positions respectively
| in the Fourth and Ninth Provisjona
battalions, but dropped out Of line be-
cause, as their officers explain, they
were placed Immediately behind col